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HemisFair water course

Description: A brightly colored artistic illustration of one of the water courses that meandered through the HemisFair '68 grounds. In this picture, a large sailing ship or galleon rests near a small row boat. In the background people are standing at the edge of the water or strolling among the fairgrounds.
Date: 1968?
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Lone Star Brewing Company Pavilion

Description: Postcard advertising Heemisfair '68, featuring a photograph of several women water skiing on a pool in front of buildings and spectators in bleachers. Printed on the back: " Lone Star Brewing Company Pavilion. The girls of the Mercury Outboard Water Ski Show pass in front of the Lone Star's lakeside Hall of Texas History. The pavilion features realistic life-size dioramas of scenes from Texas' rich history."
Date: 1967
Creator: Plastichrome of Texas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Theatre and Rivercourt

Description: Postcard advertising HemisFair '68 featuring an image labeled "Theatre and Rivercourt" of a boat full of people in a pool outside the front of the Theatre of the Performing Arts. The building is fronted with a mural by Juan O'Gorman. The top of The Tower of the Americas is visible in the background, near the center of the image.
Date: 1968?
Creator: Plastichrome of Texas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 29.421844 -98.485351
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Lagoon cruise boat at HemisFair '68

Description: Photograph of a lagoon cruise boat filled with visitors passing through Fiesta Island during one of the entertainment water shows. Spectators in the background are sitting in bleachers or standing on the balcony of a nearby building watching the water show which consists of professional water skiers jumping off ski ramps. Also visible in this photograph is the HemisFair Arena, which was constructed for HemisFair '68.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Lagoon cruise boat at HemisFair '68

Description: Photograph of a lagoon cruise boat filled with visitors passing by the Coca Cola Pavilion at the HemisFair '68 fairgrounds. A sign on the building for the Kaleidoscope show, by puppeteers Sid and Marty Krofft is also visible. Barely visible in the background are several Swiss Skyride cars that carried passengers 80 feet above the ground.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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